I listened to the USGA official last evening who said that Phil had reached out to him (text, I believe) to say that he thought the rule was a two stroke penalty, but if the USGA thought he should be disqualified, he wouldn't argue about it. He should have been disqualified, but now that it's over, we all should move on. If I were Phil, I would call a news conference this morning, make a statement saying I was sorry and was dropping out of the tournament, and would answer any and all questions right now, but would never respond to a question about this situation again - ever. If he doesn't put his foot down, these ******* reporters will never stop asking the same questions over and over.
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